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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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CLASSIFIED DEATHS OF TOTTENHAM RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE GROUP AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
| DISEASE | TOTAL | 0-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85 + | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Tuberculosis respiratory | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis other | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm of stomach | 19 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm of lung, bronchus | 50 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | 16 | - | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other Malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 70 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| Leukaemia & Aleukaemia | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 115 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 20 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 67 | 85 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 9 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 15 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Other heart diseases | 57 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 17 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 28 | 20 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Influenzal chill | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 28 | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 61 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 7 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Nephritis & Nephrosis | 3 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 46 | 43 | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| All other accidents | 11 | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Suicide | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Homicide | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 640 | 547 | 19 | 13 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 80 | 46 | 114 | 71 | 188 | 159 | 170 | 161 | 33 | 70 |